Recent Federal Bills

Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.

would enhance the economic and national security of the United States by securing a reliable supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements through trade agreements and strategic partnerships.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide an advance refundable credit to offset certain flood insurance premiums.

would provide for congressional review of rules with respect to which the agency explicitly relied on Chevron deference in the notice of proposed rulemaking or a federal court upheld the rule based on Chevron deference.

would authorize the Secretary of HUD to establish a program enabling communities to better leverage resources to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs.

would encourage the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding with agencies in other countries with respect to scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences.

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish oversight mediation committees to help resolve property boundary disputes regarding National Forest System land.

would establish the Critical Mineral Reserve of the United States. 

would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist projects that use nonlethal coexistence measures to reduce property damage caused by native beavers, a keystone species.

would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the portion of the Myakka River lying within Sarasota County, Florida, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

would amend the FWPCA to increase certain criminal fines.